Li Ke felt that he was a serious, responsible and decent guard, so his time in the Dragon Mansion was not the longest, but he was one of the most valued guards around Second Master Long.
But as a well-respected and serious guard, Li Ke still has a lot of troubles.
For example, what to do with reasonable orders from the master, and what to do with unreasonable orders; for example, what to do when the master is happy, and what to do when the master is not happy; another example is what to do with the errands that are not part of the errands What should I do.
In short, as a guard, there are many things to consider and do.
But it's not these things that bothered Li Ke the most recently, but a little girl.
This little girl was the little sister next door when his wife's second master was not married, and her friendship was as good as that of a real sister.
This little girl has another identity, that is, his apprentice.
That girl's name is Su Qing.
He taught her martial arts, but she... didn't give him any money, and took advantage of him.
Taking advantage of him does not refer to inappropriate behavior between men and women, but refers to taking advantage of real money. For example, she wanted a dagger for self-defense, but she had no money to buy it, so she came to him; When she met her as a flower seller on the street around meal time, she would beg him to buy her a sesame seed cake to satisfy her hunger.
Anyway, she was just a poor girl who took advantage of him.
Those trivial things made it hard for him to refuse, and he never thought of asking her to pay back. He knew that a little girl like her couldn't earn much by selling flowers, and there was a seriously ill mother to take care of at home, so that's all, he had the right to do good deeds.
But Su Qingfei said that the money would be returned in the future. He asked when, and she answered him when he will retire.
Pension? This credit period is really too long.
Li Ke has been worrying about Su Qing recently, not because of anything else, but because something is wrong with this girl.
Li Ke went on a long trip a while ago, and did a business trip for his master Long Erye. This trip is far away and takes a long time. Before leaving, Su Qing specially came to see him off and gave him a talisman.
Li Ke was very happy, thinking that this apprentice was quite caring.
But Su Qing shed tears. Li Ke didn't understand what was going on, and the girl said that Li's sister-in-law wanted to marry her. Li Ke thought it was a good thing, but Su Qing glared at him and ran away.
The second monk Li Kezhang couldn't figure it out. He thought maybe it was because she was a little flustered when she met someone who wanted to marry her at a young age.
As a conscientious, responsible and serious guard, Li Ke devoted himself to running errands for his master.
He thought that after he came back, his apprentice girl had a happy event, and he should be happy and at ease, but he never expected that she would ignore him.
She no longer comes to Longfu to learn martial arts with him, and she will deliberately avoid him when she comes to Longfu to send flowers and visit the second lady. This "intentional" was told to him by other guards. He didn't believe it, but he thought to himself that he didn't offend her, why did she deliberately ignore him, there was no reason.
She must be too busy, or maybe she is really engaged, and she doesn't think it's appropriate to come and hang out with him again.
Although Li Ke thought so, he also felt quite uncomfortable.
One day, Li Ke was hungry on the street and was buying pancakes when he turned around and saw the girl. Holding a flower basket, she stood across the street and looked at him. He was about to call her over to eat together, but she gave him a glare, turned and ran away.
Li Ke is confused, does this girl have the problem of staring and running away
Not long after that, Li Ke ran into Su Qing again. This time she didn't even stare at him, she just pretended not to see him and walked over. Li Ke raised his hand to say hello, and stood there stiffly.
Li Ke finally confirmed that Su Qing did it on purpose.
He was puzzled and troubled.
One day when he chatted with another guard and mentioned this matter, the guard said: "Brother Li, you are usually a clever person, why are you so incomprehensible?"
Li Keqi: "Why don't you get the hang of it?"
The guard smiled, patted him on the shoulder and left.
Li Ke frowned, thinking that half of what this person said was really annoying.
Not many days later, a coachman from Longfu ran into Li Ke and said to him, "Master Li, I have heard about you."
"What is it?"
The coachman laughed, with a mysterious expression on his face.
Li Ke frowned again.
The coachman said: "Master Li, it is said that you are so favored by the second master, you should be a sensible person, why are you so confused?"
Favor
Li Ke's face darkened.
The word "faith" can be kept, but it would be a strange injustice for the second master to "spoil" him.
And why did he become confused, can you explain clearly
The coachman laughed again and left.
Oh shit!
These bastards!
Li Ke was terrified by what they said, but he couldn't bear to ask again, so he held it in his heart and almost suffered internal injuries. After thinking about it, he decided to find the source of the trouble—Su Qing.
Su Qing would go to the mountain to pick flowers every morning before dawn. The picked flowers are tied up and divided, which ones will be sent in bunches, which ones will be planted with roots, and which ones can be sold to girls on the street. fix it. Otherwise, when the sun is high, the flowers will lose their energy and cannot be sold at a high price.
That day Su Qing went to the mountain again early, but met Li Ke at the mountain pass.
"It's such a coincidence that I met you here." Li Ke stepped forward to talk, "I just came back from an errand outside the city, and I didn't expect to meet you when I came here.
Su Qing was taken aback for a moment, and then replied: "The master pretends not to be like that at all."
not like? Li Ke was dumbfounded. Su Qing had already taken big strides up the mountain, so he quickly followed.
"What's not like?"
"Master didn't come back from work outside the city. The weather is wet and cold. If the master walks at night, his clothes and hair should be stained with moisture, but the master is clean, as if he just woke up from the bed." New clothes, how can you look like you are driving at night? Besides, if you are returning from business, you should ride a horse to the city gate and enter the city in one breath, but now you are tied to the horse, very leisurely. Also, If it is really a coincidence, it should be a coincidence, but the master also deliberately explained why he is here, and some of them have no silver three hundred taels here."
Li Ke's head was smoking, is this girl a ghost
Sure enough, she is the second wife's righteous sister. She is as virtuous as the second wife, and she is a traitor.
Su Qing didn't look at him after she finished speaking, she just walked up the mountain quickly and started to work.
Li Ke didn't know how to speak, he just wanted to ask her what's going on recently, if she encountered any disappointment, or if she had any misunderstanding or dissatisfaction with him.
At any rate, the teacher-student relationship was not so formal, but he did teach her martial arts seriously, and he didn't want to become a passerby without knowing it.
He didn't think about what to say, but Su Qing asked, "Why is Master looking for me?"
Li Ke scratched his head, squatted beside her, thought for a while and picked a question that he thought was safe: "Last time you said someone was going to propose marriage to you, how is it going?"
Su Qing paused, turned to look at him, and asked, "Master, why do you ask this?"
doing what? Li Ke was a little confused, what was the point of this, isn't it normal to ask about his apprentice's marriage, besides, she took the initiative to tell him about it, so he asked the result, what's wrong
"This... Didn't you say that someone would help you kiss me? Naturally, I should care about it."
Su Qing stared at Li Ke's face, which made him feel a little nervous. She stared at it for a long time, then suddenly said: "Master, go back. If you come so early, the second master must have some errands for you to do during the day. You can go back and do your errands, don't delay. I am fine, thank you for your concern, Master." .I understand the meaning of the master."
understand what? Li Ke was even more puzzled, what did he mean, why didn't he know it himself
He wanted to open his mouth to ask, but seeing that Su Qing had turned her face away and went to pick flowers to do her work, that expression suddenly put a lot of pressure on him, and he was a little afraid to ask.
This is really inexplicable.
Li Ke stood stupidly for a while, and then felt that standing like this was really not an option, a little embarrassing. Anyway, Su Qing talked to him again today, so he should go back first and talk about it another day
He cleared his throat: "I do have some errands to do today, so I'll go first. You are working on the mountain by yourself, so be careful."
Su Qing nodded.
Li Ke waited for a while, but he didn't see Su Qing looking back at him. He felt a little embarrassed again, coughed again, and said, "Then I'll go back."
"Master, go slowly." Still didn't look back.
"Be careful yourself."
"Okay." She lowered her head but didn't look back at him.
Li Ke scratched his head, turned his head three times and went down the mountain.
He didn't know that after he left, Su Qing turned her face and stared in the direction of him going down the mountain, her eyes were wet.
Li Ke has been busy for several days. Su Qing didn't come to him once in the past few days.
Li Ke couldn't tell what he felt in his heart.
One day, when Li Ke came back from his errands, the porter said to him, "Master Li, Miss Su is here today."
"Come to see me?" Li Ke's heart skipped a beat for no reason.
"No, I'm here to find the second lady."
"Oh." Li Ke felt strange in his heart. It's hard to say that he was sad, but he did feel a little uncomfortable.
"She hasn't left yet, she is probably still with the second lady." The porter winked. Li Ke's forehead twitched, and it came again. Everyone has been a little weird lately.
Li Ke pretended not to see the concierge's expression, and entered the gate with a straight face. It's just that he was supposed to go directly to the library to report to the second master, but he turned his feet towards the second master's courtyard in disobedience. He walked around the door, but he didn't meet anyone. He coughed, Another turn.
Just thinking that she was also a little weird, when she looked up, she saw Su Qing standing in front of her.
Li Ke was taken aback, and realized that he was standing at the door of the second master's courtyard, and Su Qing should have just walked out of it. Li Ke was ashamed, he wanted to say "what a coincidence", but he was afraid that Su Qing would ridicule him.
But this time it was a real chance encounter.
He thinks so.
He coughed, thinking about his opening line. But under Su Qing's gaze staring at him, he didn't know what to say.
At this moment, Su Qing suddenly took two steps forward and stood in front of him. She said, "Master, I want to ask you something."
"Tell me." Li Ke breathed a sigh of relief, she just spoke first.
"Will you marry me?"
With a bang, Li Ke's mind buzzed.
He was wrong, and it was not so good for her to speak first, it was really scary.
"I... I..." What should he say, what can he say
"I am your master." Is this answer okay
Su Qing showed no expression, she just asked, "So you don't want to?"
Li Ke was dumbfounded, this girl, what is wrong with learning, what to do with the second wife's surprise victory. At the beginning, the second lady was asking the second master for marriage, so is this little girl going to follow suit
Just when Li Ke was wondering how to answer Ai Ai, Su Qing turned her head: "Ask this first this time, and ask other questions next time. I'm leaving."
She is gone.
Li Ke looked at her back, then at the gate of the second master's residence, his heart beating wildly.
Could it be that the second lady taught this girl some tricks to trick her? But her serious expression made him feel like a deer bumped his heart. Geez, that's really not a good sign.
Li Kesi thought about it, but couldn't figure out what happened. In the end, he went to the library to report the matter to the second master. After the report was over, he suddenly thought that if the second lady made a move, he would definitely know how to solve it by asking the second master.
So he boldly asked: "Second Master, was it the madam who proposed to Second Master at the beginning?"
"That is." Long Er was proud of this matter.
"How did she ask for it?" Li Ke asked a little cautiously.
Long Erbai glanced at him: "Why, I need to report to you about my master's affairs?"
Li Ke lowered his head and hurriedly said "Don't dare". But Long Er said triumphantly: "She said that she likes me and just wants to marry me."
How heroic!
Li Ke quickly went through the conversation between Su Qing and him about marriage just now. Although it was not that heroic, it was very straightforward to ask him if he would like to marry her. It seems that he had indeed asked his wife for advice. .
Li Ke gritted his teeth and asked Long Er for advice: "Second Master, how did you deal with it?"
"I said yes, I will marry you."
Long Er answered simply, Li Ke's heart twitched.
Also heroic enough. No wonder it fits well.
He resigned with a bitter face. Worry, worry, he can't say "OK, I'll marry you" to Su Qing too.
That's still a little girl's film, the age difference between them is indeed a bit big. How did he answer just now, oh, yes, he said he was her master.
Yes, yes, how can master and apprentice get married
But why did that girl suddenly ask him that? Could it be that she was bullied and forced to marry just like Madam back then
No no no. Li Ke shook his head.
Although that girl is poor and miserable, she is backed by the Dragon Mansion, ordinary people dare not bully her. So what happened to her? Moreover, he turned his head and left without waiting for him to answer the question after asking. If he didn't pay attention to it, what did he do
Besides, she said that she will ask other questions next time, what is she asking
When will we wait next time
Li Ke suddenly became anxious.
Li Ke saw Su Qing again, five days later.
Su Qing came to look for him.
Li Ke felt that the waiting time was a bit long, and it was too long.
This time, his high curiosity was finally satisfied, and he knew what Su Qing was going to ask next time when she asked other questions.
What she asked was: "Master, do you like me?"
This move is well done, right in the middle of the mouth.
Li Ke was dumbfounded again.
He opened his mouth wide, not knowing how to answer.
Wait a minute, isn't this order a bit messed up, shouldn't this question be asked first, and then the last one
No, no, neither should be asked.
There is a big difference in their ages.
He is her master.
Li Ke felt his face was hot, but he kept his face straight and planned to reason with her.
"Qing'er, how old are you this year?"
"It's going to be fifteen soon."
"Then do you know how old I am?"
"Twenty past five."
"That's right, I'm your master, and I'm a few years older than you, so..."
But before he finished speaking, Su Qing asked again: "What does that have to do with whether you like me?"
Li Ke choked.
Su Qing said again: "If you hate me, you will think that I am your apprentice, so you can't hate me?"
This question seems to be... Li Ke seriously thought about it.
"If you hate me, you will think that you are older than me, so you can't hate me?"
It seems not.
"Why can you hate whatever you want, but not joy? Isn't hate and joy the same thing?" Su Qing plausibly said, "Master, tell me, what's the reason for this?"
Li Ke was completely choked. He wanted to reason with her very much, but he couldn't make sense of the reason she presented. He was confused by her again.
I was speechless.
Seeing that he was speechless for a long time, Su Qing turned her head and left: "I'll ask you another question next time, I'll leave first."
Wait for the next time? Still want to ask
Li Ke panicked, he chased after a few steps: "Qing'er..."
If you have something to say, can't you say it clearly at once? How uncomfortable it is to hang people.
But the more he called, the faster Su Qing ran, and there was no one in the blink of an eye.
Li Ke stood there blankly, and it took him a while to wake up, how could he not be able to run away from her, he knows how to do light work! But now that the little girl has left, he has nothing to do.
The more Li Ke thought about it, the more flustered he became. Is this girl serious about this film? Does she really like him and want to marry him
But, they can't do it, it's not suitable.
He could not delay the good girl. Should he have a serious talk with her to make her give up? But if you say it seriously, will it make her sad? He didn't want to make her sad.
The more Li Ke thought about it, the more worried he became, and there was nothing he could do. In the end, my heart swayed, since I couldn't solve it for a while, I should hide first.
Li Ke asked Long Er for his order, and took a trip that required a long trip. He didn't say hello to Su Qing, and left quietly.
This trip took a month. When Li Ke just left the house, he thought, let this little girl hang out, and when her heart cools down, maybe she won't be thinking wildly. He's not here for a while, so she will give it to her sister-in-law from the Li family or the Zhao family. Introduce some nice fellows, and she'll be sure to forget him.
No, no, don't forget about him, just don't think about marrying him or not. He is still her master, and he will treat her as well as before, but he is her master.
He had a good idea, and thought it was the best thing to do. But after more than half a month, his heart itched uncomfortably.
I don't know how the little girl is doing now? She knew he was out on business, right? She won't be angry with him, will she? It won't be the same as last time, when he goes back, ignore him, right
The more he thought about it, the more confused he became. He thought about her every day.
He was in the inn that day and drank some wine alone. He remembered what she had said.
If you hate a person, you won't care about that person's identity, nor will you care about that person's age. You can hate it at will, but why can't you like it
He was a little drunk, but he actually felt that what she said was quite reasonable.
Why can't you like it
This errand Li Ke was a little out of his mind. Fortunately, the errand was not difficult, and he managed it safely. On the way back, Li Ke thought about Su Qing's question again. She said that she would ask him other questions when we meet next time. What other questions does she want to ask? When will we meet next time
Li Ke couldn't tell if he was looking forward to the next meeting, or more apprehensive. Anyway, when he returned to Longfu, he was cautious, always thinking that he would run into Su Qing.
But no, Su Qing didn't come to Longfu at all.
Li Ke was a little frustrated when he heard the news, but he comforted himself that it was good, maybe just as he hoped, the little girl figured it out and gave up on him.
After several days, Li Ke still didn't see Su Qing. Although he heard that Su Qing came to Longfu to meet the second lady, but he did not meet her. It seems that this kind of thing will never happen suddenly.
After a long time, Li Ke finally couldn't bear it anymore. Did that girl really want to understand? She said she wanted to ask him another question, what exactly was it
Li Ke pretended to go to East Street.
He met Su Qing.
Su Qing saw him and smiled at him, but that smile was not as cheerful and lively as before. Li Ke felt that it had been a long time since he had seen him. His apprentice had lost weight and looked haggard.
Su Qing approached Li Ke, didn't wait for Li Ke to say polite words to her, and asked directly: "Master, I haven't seen you in so many days, do you miss me?"
This question stunned Li Ke again.
His face was a little ashamed, and his heart was a little guilty.
Is his longing the kind of miss she asked
He didn't know how to answer. But this time Su Qing left without turning her head. She stared at him, waiting for his reply.
Li Ke coughed, coughed again, and finally said: "You are my apprentice, so I will naturally miss you if you are doing well." When he said this, he looked carefully at Su Qing's expression.
Su Qing didn't show any obvious emotions, she didn't frown or curl her lips, she didn't cry or make a fuss, she just looked at him quietly and listened to him.
But her behavior made Li Ke feel a little sad.
Li Ke coughed again, and said, "By the way, last time you said that the sister-in-law of that family wanted to marry you, how is it going? Is there any guy you like?"